Mergers and acquisitions

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Sontiq buys data breach intelligence firm Breach Clarity

Sontiq, the leader in intelligent identity security (IIS), today announced it has acquired award-winning data breach intelligence fintech Breach Clarity. As a result of the acquisition, Sontiq’s products – IdentityForce, Cyberscout, and EZShield – all built on its tech-enabled IIS Platform, will have the proprietary capability, BreachIQ.

/payments

EU unconditionally approves Nexi/Nets merger

Nexi hereby announces that today the European Commission granted the clearance to the proposed merger between Nets and Nexi.

/retail

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners takes majority stake in Creditinfo

Creditinfo Group, the leading global credit information and decision analytics provider, today announces that the private equity firm, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has become its new majority shareholder.

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Nets Group completes the $2.85 billion sale of account-to-account services business to Mastercard

The Nets Group, a leading payment provider in Europe, today announces the completion of the sale of its account-to-account based services, including clearing, instant payment services, and e-billing solutions, to Mastercard for €2.85 billion.

/wealth

Betterment acquires rival WealthSimple's US business

Digital wealth platform Betterment has acquired the US book of rival Canadian robo advisor WealthSimple.

/retail

Orange seeks banking partner for mobile financial services startup

French telco Orange is looking to find new investors for its loss-making banking startup.

/inclusion

PayFazz and Xfers combine to create South East Asian payments network

Indonesia's PayFazz has invested $30 million in Singaporean fintech outfit Xfers to create a new cross-border payments entity, Fazz Financial Group.

/wholesale

Wipro to acquire Capco for $1.45 billion

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Capco, a global management and technology consultancy providing digital, consulting and technology services to financial institutions in the Americas, Europe and the Asia Pacific.

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Square to acquire majority stake in Jay-Z music streaming service Tidal

Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority ownership stake in TIDAL, the global music and entertainment platform that brings fans and artists together through unique music, content, and experiences.

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Shift4 Payments acquires VenueNext

Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR), a leading provider of integrated payment processing solutions, today announced the acquisition of VenueNext, a leader in next-generation mobile commerce, point-of-sale, and loyalty solutions for venues.

/markets

TRG Screen acquires Jordan & Jordan's market data reporting business

TRG Screen, the leading provider of enterprise subscription spend management solutions, today announced it has acquired the Market Data Reporting (MDR) business from Jordan & Jordan (J&J).

/regulation

Airwallex scores Hong Kong SVF licence through acquisition of UniCard

Melbourne-born Airwallex has acquired Hong Kong's UniCard Solutions, joining the likes of PayPal, AliPay and WeChat as a Stored Value Facilities (SVF) licensee under the territory's payment regulations.

/crypto

PayPal linked with $500m bid for crypto asset security firm Curv

PayPal is in early-stage talks to buy Curv in a deal that would value the digital asset security firm at up to $500 million, according to media reports.

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Euronext acquires remaining interest in iBabs

Euronext, the leading pan-European market infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of the remaining 40% interest in iBabs, a leading provider of dematerialised and secured board portal solutions for corporate and public organisations in Europe, held by the founders of the company who are now exiting the business after a successful transition period.

/cloud

Sovos buys Brazil-based Fit Sistemas

Global tax software provider Sovos today announced it has acquired Brazil-based Fit Sistemas, a leading provider of cloud-based regulatory reporting and electronic invoicing solutions.

/retail

Key to buy AQN Strategies

Key has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AQN Strategies LLC (“AQN”), an analytics-driven consultancy with deep expertise in the financial services industry.

/wealth

AssetMark to acquire Voyant

AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMK) today announced it will acquire Voyant, a leading global provider of SaaS-based financial planning and client digital engagement solutions.

/wholesale

Supply chain risk companies Resilience360 and Riskpulse combine and rebrand

Resilience360 and Riskpulse unveiled today a new company name and brand reflecting the integration of the two companies and launched a new platform that combines the unique capabilities of two leading global supply chain risk analytics solutions.

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GTreasury buys Coprocess

GTreasury, a treasury and risk management platform provider, today announced the acquisition of Coprocess, the leading provider of intercompany netting solutions.

/retail

Cardlytics to buy cash-back platform Dosh

Digital advertising platform Cardlytics is set to buy cash-back offers outfit Dosh for $275 million in cash and stock.